The Awareness and Adoption of UK Physical Activity Guidelines by Socio-Demographics: A National Cross-Sectional Survey in Wales.

ABSTRACT: Designing and communicating physical activity guidelines takes considerable resources; thus, understanding the awareness and adoption of such guidelines by different population groups is important. A national cross-sectional survey (N = 972; aged 19+ years living in Wales) was delivered as part of a population panel using a multi-method approach (online, telephone and face-to-face). The survey measured the awareness and adoption of the 2019 UK physical activity guidelines and recommendations and socio-demographics, including age, sex, residential deprivation and disability status. Around a fifth (21.7%) of participants had heard of the physical activity guidelines. Almost a third (30.7%) reported knowing the moderate physical activity recommendation, with 13.3% knowing the vigorous

SUBMITTER: Sharp CA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12841382 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature